New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-26
LITERARY NOTES.

srhs Counting of Slater wisby." il the title OF tho
New-England sketch which Miss g. o. Jewett mas
prepared tor the May number OF Tho Atan''c
csrsra, I,oeop's book q The Volunteer Soldier"
nil, be brought out soon by R. g. feae q Co.. OF
Chicago. 1t Is to be sold only by subscription ana
two thirds OF the profits are to 60 to Mrs. Logan
sTba Pail Mall Gazette's " "intcrview" with
Ma.srs Chat.o and wIndus brngs out the statement
that Mark Twain gets from thcse English publishers
royalties his books amounting to ever %n,VUo
year. For this much Jus'iee '0' '"0
praised
NJ, Chattos statement concerning the n"mDer OF
Ms novels he receives is startling. His yearly aver
ACE ot full grown, three oume stories is 5OO-and
nj this number ali are read and perhaps twenty are
published
Mr.. Lowell struck again the chord OF years ago,
when he said the other evening: Fancy and imagi-
nation nav be OF substance, rs the northern ngns
ana the lightning the same but the one nashes us
harmless over the want OF hoas.n, WA" W. a.
other concentrates lis power in single STAB oi name
Mr. IT, q. Forman says, in an English magazine:
awhile preparing my notes on the circumstances III
which The Mask OF Anarchy was produced have
received from member of the Shelley Society, who
was travelling through Italy by the special train ser
vice provided foi the Indian mails most interesting
Letter bearing upon Nhelley's Influence IN manner
more appropriate perhaps, to this particular poem
than any other In the bed below my correspond mt
in the sleeping was Mr. H. NJ Stamry On ,ah ms
ing little. He picked up my 'iriends copy o. tne
Shelley Sociey's report upon its h'st year WORK,
just issued aud asked Tor inior"a'i0h ABOUT '"o
".f I'm afraid said Mr.. Stanley, Il am poorly
educated man but Shelley, take it, wrote for such,
not begging your pardon Tor the literary eonho's,
seurs wac now take him up, pationize pui' anu
ds,ect him. .,,
Not patronize' said my correspondent, though
perbas pun Yet, after all, is not the Duh delicate
lair means OF spreading good doctrines among good
Mr. Stanley rejoined Some lines of Shelley live
with me- as some of leopards do with most Italians:
lie was tor freedom. so an l. He had go. ne had
enthusiasm Then, after pause, on ale a luhny
PEG le YOU Sbelleyites: yOn are play u sale
distance yourselves may beIwith me: In spieauinS
Shelley Won Indirect, helping to stir up the great
Socialist questionable great question OF the needs,
AMI wants. and wishes OF unhappy men; the one
question which bids fair to swamp you all Tor bit
Brindsi leaving the impression that he well new
Gus oue and taking WITH him by way OF soiace my
friends copy OF the Shelley Socicty's reprint OF
'Aastor.' Such glimpse as this OF the impression
produced by Shelley on nan OF vigorous inInd ana
strong practical proclivtes is more interesting,
because tar more difficult to obtain, than many
pages OF accomplished literary Judgments"
photographed wbim in Paris has sent the price OF a
copy OF the first edition OF Zolas" Assommoir.'
up to $500; and 5000 is demanded for the
original Gh"peseFF Riser edition Ad% is s9aess
comment these prices that ut the recent Sellere
sale the famous Zaragoza Amadis" OF l3Os-the
Oldest known if actually the first edition of the
work-oniy fetched $675; and it is iair to ussume
that the sump uous binding counted tor something
in the bidding
Josiah Royce one of the cleverest Of Harvard's in
structors and the author OF the volume on California
in the American Commonwealth series, is about TO
publish a novel. aThe Feud Of Oakied Creek is |
the title OF this book.
aThe American Magazine the successor OF "The
Brooklyn Magazine is justify Its title as far as
HAY be. 1t is to be repree sentative of American life
md character and will contain, in addition TO the
us nal pages of and fiction articles special In
dusirie or professional careers by the most
full men their respective fields The hrst NUMBER
will appear April 10.
Mrs. Alexander has written a new story, "a Life
Int rest, and it is to be published seriay in Lon
don Society"
"a Club of One is the title of a forthcoming |
volume of passages from the note book of a man
who might have been sociable.' Iloughton, Mitfii
e Co. will publish it.
Mr. A. c. Gunter, the author of " Prince Karl" has
written novel entitled Mr.. Barnes, OF New York"
D. Welch & Co. will bring it out.
An interesting illustrated book on Yachts and
Yachting" has recently been issued by Captain |
Roland F. Coffin aud others. Captain Collins articles
deal with the early DAYS OF the New-YOrk Yacht |
Cnb and with the great international races except
the last which is treated by Z. l. Clay. r. A.
Jsfray contributes a chapter CT American Steam |
Yachting" As q reference BOOK the work is trust
worthy and useful All the principal yachting events |
the last forty years are elaboratey treated: Mr.
Cozzenss accurate drawings lend additional value 10
the volume.